Category Archives: Linux

Install Windows 7 SP1 in spite of GRUB

I’ve been trying for some time now to get Windows 7 SP1 installed. It’s been failing with a somewhat weird error — apparently something about Windows not being in control of the MBR or something, which is probably true, since … Continue reading

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Musca – The Secret Wonder Window Manager

Musca has gone mostly unnoticed among the myriad of tiling window managers available out there, but how is beyond me. This is truly a window manager that will go out of its way to get out of your way. Unlike … Continue reading

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How To: GomTV stream on Linux/OS X

Update (2012-03-03): A while ago GomTV released GOM Player for Mac. You have to open the stream from Safari, but it seems to work. Get it on GomTV.net. Recently GomTV decided to block any non-GomPlayer applications from accessing their streams. … Continue reading

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Mutt: Mailing like it’s 1995!

Don’t be confused – it’s not a bad thing, it just means that Michael Elkins got it right back then and, let’s face it, email hasn’t changed a whole lot since then, so why not go with something that doesn’t … Continue reading

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When Linux Can Look This Good…

Who would want to be stuck with OS X or Windows? Setup: GTK2/Metacity: Elegant Cold Blue Flat Icons: AnyColorYouLike Title bar font: Aldo Application font: Butter Clock/date font: Digital-7 Wallpaper: Annotated / Raw Conky: .conkyrc Docky: bluesmoke Well, back to … Continue reading

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